Cosimo Taurino Salento Notarpanaro Rosso 2013 MARQUE with vanilla and candied tropical

with vanilla and candied tropical fruit on the nose

On the palate there are notes of oranges

dried rose petal

cool vintage and it shows in the best way

Camomile releases its essence and aroma to the grappa and the result is a smooth

Cosimo Taurino Salento Notarpanaro Rosso 2013 MARQUE with vanilla and candied tropicalHere's a rare thing: a southern Italian red with more than a decade of age on it, released when it's actually ready to drink. Notarpanaro was the first wine Cosimo Taurino ever bottled, and the Taurino family did as much as anyone to put Puglia's Negroamaro on the map. This 2013 comes from old vines on the Salento peninsula; the name honors the notary Panaro, from whom the family bought the land, fermented in stainless, aged about eight months in used